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Object Number 987-24-10/60632
Display Title Arrow, consisting of wooden arrow shaft notched at base.
Descriptions
Object Description Arrow, consisting of wooden arrow shaft notched at base. The fragments of three feathers are tied to the end of the shaft with sinew. The metal arrowhead is now missing: it was obviously inserted into a slit at the top end of the shaft. Sinew appears to be wound around the base of the slit. 49 cm. (length of arrow shaft).
Inventory Description Arrow, wood shaft wrapped with sinew, worn, remnants of feathers, damaged tip
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms Sioux Indian Devils Lake Reservation
Materials Wood, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 49.4 x 1.5 x 0.6 cm (19 7/16 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 987-24-10/60632
Provenance
Collector Alexandria V. Dexter (1915)
Donor Edythe Dexter (1987)

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